WEBVTT - Prayer v Meditation

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, Hello, Welcome to a spiritual episode of Cheeky's and Chill.

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<v Speaker 1>I think a lot of you guys will appreciate this episode.

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<v Speaker 1>It's something I'm very passionate about self. It's just going

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<v Speaker 1>to be me and the mic today. Let's get started.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Cheeky's and Chill. Okay, guys, today we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to be discussing prayer versus meditation. These things probably mean

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<v Speaker 1>different things to different people, so keep in mind these

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<v Speaker 1>are my thoughts, This is my opinion and I just

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to share with you guys. So let's start with

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<v Speaker 1>the difference between the two. Because there are two different

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<v Speaker 1>things people ask me, Okay, should I pray or meditate?

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<v Speaker 1>I feel that you should do both because they're two

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<v Speaker 1>different things. So, for instance, prayer, the way I see

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<v Speaker 1>it is that you're plugging yourself into the spiritual realm.

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<v Speaker 1>You're kind of putting yourself in God's hands. A lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people don't pray on a daily basis, or they

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<v Speaker 1>only pray when they need something, and in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like it shouldn't be that way. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that we should pray every single day and plug ourselves in,

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<v Speaker 1>like literally say okay, I'm gonna plug myself in to

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<v Speaker 1>the spiritual world, into the light, and it's more about

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<v Speaker 1>thinking than asking, you know. You know how they say

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<v Speaker 1>it's better to give than to receive. That's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>how I feel with prayer. Of course, you could pray

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<v Speaker 1>for people and pray for their well being and pray

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<v Speaker 1>for things and say God please help me, or God,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, whatever it is that your desire is or

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<v Speaker 1>you need at that moment. There's nothing wrong with that,

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<v Speaker 1>But I always like to start by saying thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Having an attitude of gratitude. I feel like when you

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<v Speaker 1>are grateful for what you do have versus just praying

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<v Speaker 1>for what you want and what you desire, like you're

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<v Speaker 1>missing such a beautiful gift, you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>Like you're overseeing, Like, Okay, I have a roof over

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<v Speaker 1>my head, Thank you God. I have clothes on my back,

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<v Speaker 1>I have food in my refrigerator, I have money in

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<v Speaker 1>my account. Like I feel like the more you're grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for what you have, the more you wrine. That's how

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<v Speaker 1>I see prayer. Now. Meditation is just as important. The

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<v Speaker 1>way I see it is really silencing your mind and

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<v Speaker 1>taking a moment to just step away from all of

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<v Speaker 1>the noise and all of the responsibilities and most importantly,

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<v Speaker 1>all of yesterday's maybe negative thinking. This is what I

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<v Speaker 1>like to say. I close my eyes and of course

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<v Speaker 1>I always start with gratitude. I'm like, I'm thankful. I'm think, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm thankful because it takes a long time to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of get into the state of like nothingness and aligning

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<v Speaker 1>yourself with the universe, with the light as well, but

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<v Speaker 1>more than anything, silencing your mind and just thinking of

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<v Speaker 1>blissful things or just not even thinking at all. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just there's so much power in silence. And I use

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<v Speaker 1>meditation music. I like guided meditations like as well. There

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<v Speaker 1>are a lot also on YouTube and stuff, and someone

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<v Speaker 1>can guide you where you can literally just sit there

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<v Speaker 1>with like meditation music and just sit, sit, just be.

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<v Speaker 1>I found this quote that I want to share it

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<v Speaker 1>with you guys, because it's about prayer. Here's the quote,

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<v Speaker 1>pray about it as much as you think about it.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's prayer on the prayer side. We kind of

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<v Speaker 1>talked about that already, but there's this one about meditation.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything you need, your courage, strength, compassion, and love, everything

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<v Speaker 1>you need is already within you. So I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>that's what meditation is. It's kind of reminding you and

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<v Speaker 1>bringing you back to yourself, because sometimes we get so

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<v Speaker 1>caught up in the rat race of life and trying

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<v Speaker 1>to accomplish and trying to get and want and all

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<v Speaker 1>this stuff that our humanly like desires, want our flesh

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<v Speaker 1>that we forget there's so much to be grateful for,

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<v Speaker 1>and like it just brings you back to yourself, to

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<v Speaker 1>your authentic self, is what I feel like meditation is.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's another one. Silent isn't empty. It's full of answers.

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<v Speaker 1>So sometimes when you just quiet your mind, it's crazy

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<v Speaker 1>how you can hear and you can feel things when

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<v Speaker 1>you're just like, just shut it, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>No television, no Instagram, no emails, it's just you and

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<v Speaker 1>your thoughts. And for me, prayer and meditation have become

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<v Speaker 1>such an essential part of my well being, part of

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<v Speaker 1>my self love, part of my everyday routine morning and night,

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<v Speaker 1>because it helps me just feel better. I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>I'm more successful now. There are times when I don't

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<v Speaker 1>have I wake up later something and I'm like, oh shit,

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<v Speaker 1>like I can't meditate today, but I definitely will get

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<v Speaker 1>on my knees and pray. And I choose to get

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<v Speaker 1>on my knees, especially at night, because it's a way

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<v Speaker 1>of like humbling yourself amongst a higher power. Sometimes people

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<v Speaker 1>could think, oh, you know, Cheekys has it all and

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<v Speaker 1>she has this and she has that, and like some

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<v Speaker 1>people might even think that they're powerful and they're better

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<v Speaker 1>than everyone else. And I feel that it's so important

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<v Speaker 1>to every day like humble yourself and get on your

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<v Speaker 1>knees and just say, hey, I see you, I see

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<v Speaker 1>who I am, and I'm everything I am because of

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<v Speaker 1>you higher power, God, whatever you want to call it.

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<v Speaker 1>It could be your Santos, it could be La, it

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<v Speaker 1>could be whatever you believe in. It's important to just

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<v Speaker 1>surrender yourself to that higher power, which is why I

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<v Speaker 1>choose to get on my knees. Sometimes I don't get

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<v Speaker 1>on my knee. Sometimes I'm standing up and I'm praying

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm thanking God. And sometimes it's five minutes, sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>it's thirty minutes, sometimes it's an hour, it doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 1>the length. And sometimes people are like, well, how do

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<v Speaker 1>I pray? Just talk? Just say God help me. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what to say, but can you just help

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<v Speaker 1>me like, I don't I don't even know how to

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<v Speaker 1>start this, Like it's thank you God. Sometimes it's just

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<v Speaker 1>thank you God, thank you for this day. I love you.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm here, I'm yours. That's it doesn't have to be

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<v Speaker 1>this huge, elaborate, elegant way of speaking like God. I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like in the higher power and faith, they hear

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<v Speaker 1>you no matter how you say, even like sometimes I'm

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<v Speaker 1>like shit, God, like I'm mad, you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>Like sometimes I cuss and I'm like, Okay, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>telling you to throw f bombs all the time. But

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<v Speaker 1>the universe loves you just the way that you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, you've got to try to be better, a

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<v Speaker 1>better version of ourself every single day. But I want

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<v Speaker 1>to put that out there because a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>are like they asked me, like, how do I even start?

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<v Speaker 1>Same thing with meditation, there's guided meditation, there's things on YouTube,

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<v Speaker 1>there are a lot of books that you could read,

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<v Speaker 1>and again it's just literally sitting in silence, and there's

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<v Speaker 1>guided meditations that will guide you as to what to

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<v Speaker 1>think and what to say and what colors to see.

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<v Speaker 1>And now I just got to the point where sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>I do guided and I like align my chakras. There's

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<v Speaker 1>like a chakra one, and sometimes I just do my

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<v Speaker 1>own and I just sit there and I'm like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>today's gonna be a good day. And I just like

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<v Speaker 1>recite everything in my mind. And again, some days are

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<v Speaker 1>shorter than others. And I know a lot of you

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<v Speaker 1>might be thinking, Okay, it's so easy for you to

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<v Speaker 1>say to meditate, cheeky because I've told some of my friends,

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<v Speaker 1>just meditate. Try it. They're like, but I can. I've

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<v Speaker 1>tried it. And I sit there and I just think

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<v Speaker 1>about what I have to do tomorrow and what I

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<v Speaker 1>have to do later and like all this stuff, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's like I get it. Believe me, I get it,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys. I it took me a long time, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to say, like for real, real, like six months

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<v Speaker 1>to train my mind and bring it back. It's all

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<v Speaker 1>about just being being intentional. I love that word intentional.

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<v Speaker 1>But in being intentional and just when you're sitting your

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<v Speaker 1>mind is gonna be okay. Because I always like, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you God, thank you, think you, thank you. I'm grateful.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm grateful. Like the more you recite it in your mind,

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<v Speaker 1>like you start forgetting about all of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>you have to do and that you didn't do yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>and blah blah blah. And then sometimes you're like, oh, shoot,

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<v Speaker 1>but oh I gotta make beans today or something I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. Then you're like, whoa, waitit wait, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna think about that right now. I am grateful. I

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<v Speaker 1>am grateful that I have beans that I'm gonna cook later,

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<v Speaker 1>but right now is my time, and you have to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of just even if you say it out loud,

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<v Speaker 1>it's better if you say it in your mind. But

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<v Speaker 1>it's like little by little, it's gonna take practice. Practice

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<v Speaker 1>makes perfect. So the best thing I can tell you

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<v Speaker 1>is don't give up on it, even if it's two

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<v Speaker 1>minutes and you just gradually bring it up. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>from two minutes to five minutes to eventually you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be meditating for thirty minutes and you're not even gonna

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<v Speaker 1>feel it. But it does take time. So be patient

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<v Speaker 1>with yourself and with the process, and eventually you're gonna notice, oh, shoot,

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<v Speaker 1>this is getting easier and easier. I've been praying my

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<v Speaker 1>whole life. I used to write down my prayer so

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't forget on a big piece of paper huge

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<v Speaker 1>I would write, I want to pray for my mom,

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<v Speaker 1>for my grandma, for my siblings, for this, for that,

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<v Speaker 1>like and it would just get longer and longer and

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<v Speaker 1>longer because there was like a list of things that

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to pray about and I didn't want to forget.

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<v Speaker 1>So I've been praying my entire life. That's something that

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<v Speaker 1>has been a part of my family for a long time.

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<v Speaker 1>Like you know, we went from Catholic to Christian, and

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<v Speaker 1>then I went from Christian to just spirituality. And I

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<v Speaker 1>go to churches and it's like, I'm very like, I

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<v Speaker 1>respect all religions. I love Catholic Church for some reason.

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<v Speaker 1>I love Buddhism, I love Christianity. Like I've told you

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<v Speaker 1>guys this so many times. I'm not a religious person.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh I guess I am. My religion is called love.

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<v Speaker 1>But anyways, before I used to pray in a different way.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I've learned to pray. Like I just told you guys,

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<v Speaker 1>I just talked to God. He's my homie, he's my friend.

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<v Speaker 1>Like I've been meditating, though consistently for almost three years.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it started. I was going through really rough

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<v Speaker 1>patch in twenty nineteen right after I got married and

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<v Speaker 1>I started looking into meditation and it helped me so much,

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<v Speaker 1>especially during the pandemic when we were all in quarantine

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<v Speaker 1>and I started experiencing anxiety and like kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>worried about the future, and it was just causing me

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of discomfort in my chest and in my mind.

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<v Speaker 1>And I started just getting into it a little bit deeper.

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<v Speaker 1>And thank goodness for quarantine because it gave me the

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<v Speaker 1>time to really like dive into it and look into it.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, everything happens for a reason, And since then,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just been amazing. If I don't meditate on a

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<v Speaker 1>daily basis, like, I feel the difference. And mind you,

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<v Speaker 1>there are times when I won't meditate for four days

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<v Speaker 1>in a row because I don't wake up on time,

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm like, whatever the case may be, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>perfect either of you guys. But I can feel the

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<v Speaker 1>difference when I don't. Like it's become such an essential

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<v Speaker 1>part and important part of my life that when I

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<v Speaker 1>don't do it, lociento. I meditate usually in the morning,

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<v Speaker 1>and I pray morning and night, and at night is

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<v Speaker 1>when I like to get on my knees and say

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<v Speaker 1>thank you God, and it's short, and so thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for this day. Help me have a good night's rest,

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<v Speaker 1>help me wake up good tomorrow, take care of my

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<v Speaker 1>siblings or children. Like you know, it's a little shorter

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<v Speaker 1>at night, and sometimes if I need it, I'll meditate

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<v Speaker 1>at night. It just all depends. But it has definitely

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<v Speaker 1>become something that I can't live without. I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to live without. And there are a lot of benefits

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<v Speaker 1>to prayer and meditation, but one of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>I've absolutely loved and I'm so grateful for, especially meditation,

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<v Speaker 1>is that when I've been in stressful situations or in

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<v Speaker 1>drama that is happening around me, or even people talking

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<v Speaker 1>crap and trying to like pick at me. Before I meditated,

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<v Speaker 1>I started meditating, I felt like it was easier for

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<v Speaker 1>me to react. I was more impulsive. I'd go and

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<v Speaker 1>start like tweeting and sending all these things on Twitter

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<v Speaker 1>and saying all this stuff, and it's like they accomplished

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<v Speaker 1>what they wanted was to get my attention in a

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<v Speaker 1>negative way. And meditation has helped me stay in my

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<v Speaker 1>essence and remind me of who I am, of my

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<v Speaker 1>true essence, which is peace. I don't want to have issues.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want drama. And even when like it's helped

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<v Speaker 1>me in my relationship, even with friendships, things that like

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes you know that we're not always gonna agree, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's helped me just see the other person for who

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<v Speaker 1>they are and just take deep breaths because meditation you

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<v Speaker 1>breathe deep breath in, deep breath out. And when you

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<v Speaker 1>do that, even if you do that, like in your stress,

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<v Speaker 1>just breathing profoundly and deeply and holding and releasing, it

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<v Speaker 1>helps so much, like you're just less stress. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's helped me also lose weight. It's just it's helped

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<v Speaker 1>me so much, Like I just me madrel Mondo. Like

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<v Speaker 1>there are times when I'm like, oh whatever, everything can

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<v Speaker 1>literally be just like fucking crumbling down around me. And like,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm so sound inside my heart because I meditated

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<v Speaker 1>that morning and I'm connected that Melee. I'm like, whatever

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow is gonna be better. It's gonna be fine. This

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<v Speaker 1>drama that's happening right now, in a week, no one's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna remember if it's stay focused, Jenna, stay focused. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's my favorite part. Honestly, that's the biggest and most

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful gift that meditaition and prayer has given me. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>very close to my heart and hopefully it helps you

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